Private 70213 James Bromilow
Regiment/Unit: Machine Gun Corps - 49th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 19/07/15
Previous Reg/Num: 13613, R.W. Fus.
Age at death: 21
Date of death: 1st of April 1918
(Monday)
Born: Holy Trinity, Parr, St Helens
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Belgian Battery Corner Cemetery - II. I. 17.
Family details:
Son of Sarah Ellen Bromilow, of 45, South John St., St. Helens, and the late James Bromilow.
Mother Sarah is sole legatee.
Census details:
1901 - Shows 4 years old James living at 27 Lascelles Street, Parr, St Helens with his parents James (36), Sarah Ellen (36) and four siblings: Peter (10), Sarah (8), Thomas (6), Florence (1).
1911 - Sees 14 years old 'Unemployed' James still living at 27 Lascelles Street, Parr, St Helens with his parents James (46), Sarah Ellen (46) and six siblings: Peter (20), Sarah (18), Thomas (16), Florence (11), Lilian (8) and Elizabeth (2).
Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=9]Remembered On The Holy Trinity War Memorial, Parr, St Helens.[/url]
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/70213JamesBromilow.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption]
[pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/70213_J_Bromilow_MGC_zps64a5313a.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private James Bromilow at Belgian Battery Corner Cemetery
(Photo courtesy of Frederik Sohier)[/caption]
SHROH ref. 229